Instrument Technicican, GTP

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Purpose/Introduction

Chevron Phillips Chemical is seeking an Instrument Technician to join the Operations & Maintenance team for the Golden Triangle Polymers facility located in Orange, TX. This is an exciting opportunity to utilize your experience and be part of a team contributing to the design, startup, and operation of a new plant from the ground up. This position will be assigned to the project location in Orange, TX and will be a permanent position and member of the Maintenance team upon project completion.

Initially, the Instrument Technician will serve as SME for the project phase.  They will assist the project through collaborating with contractors, writing/review of procedures, support MICE classification, drawing review, etc. Following startup, the job functions will transition to a more traditional role characterized by normal plant operations.  #HPCP

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the Mechanical Integrity of equipment to achieve safe, reliable, and incident-free operations.
• Work with the mindset of “One team one result”.
• Follow safe work practices, basic maintenance procedures and enthusiastically contributes to a safe work culture.
• Support the project through document review and line walk downs, to ensure correct installation of equipment.
• Serve as SME for facility while construction and commissioning are ongoing.
• Utilize P&ID’s, schematics, and loop sheets to complete assigned task.
• Conduct routine monitoring and maintenance to provide the highest possible on-stream availability of all instrument systems.
• Repair, calibrate, and troubleshoot flow, pressure, level, and temperature instrumentation.

Responsibilities (continued)

• Repairs and tunes various types of controllers associated with process instrumentation.
• Pull, repair, and calibrate pneumatic/electric actuated control valves.
• Install and set pressure, temperature, flow, level instruments and monitoring devices to ensure proper operation.
• Performs PMs on various process instruments.
• Provides feedback to Planners regarding job plan execution improvement as well as equipment BOM issues to be corrected in SAP. 
• Review and update maintenance equipment procedures and work with PM coordinator and training coordinator to create new equipment maintenance procedures.
• Work in a manner that improves and enhances teamwork, plant organization and efficiency.

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to read piping and instrument diagrams (P&IDs), technical manuals, and other process safety information.
• Ability to work independently, demonstrate excellent organizational skills and be able to evaluate and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Must possess include strong oral, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be customer-focused, results-driven, and able to effectively collaborate and work with personnel at various levels throughout the company.
• Ability to troubleshoot using test equipment. (Voltmeter, test gauges, hand pump, TREX, Hart communicators, laptop, etc.)
• Excellent computer skills.
• Ability to accommodate overtime, split-shift hours, holidays, and call outs.
• Physical Requirements:  climbing, bending, lifting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, and performing a wide range of physical activities at various heights.  

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Minimum 10 years of industrial experience as an Instrument Technician performing calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting. 
• Valid Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Instrumentation or specialized training/technical school.
• Experience with SAP.
• Project experience with new installations.
• Basic understanding of the NFPA70 and 70E.
• Bently Nevada vibration monitoring system experience.